Device for applying bottle closures, etc.



Feb. 5, 1935. f P, MORA 1,990,301

I DEVICE FOR APPLYING BOTTLE CLOSURES, ETC

Filed July A10, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l P. MORA DEVICEFOR APPLYING BOTTLE CLOSURES ETC Feb. 5, 1935.

Filed July l0,l 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 34 or the corresponding stem 35 of a cappinghead 36 Fig. 8).

Removably secured to the bracket 13, as shown in Figs. 1 to-4 inclusive, is a tubular corking fixture, generally designated by the reference. character 37 and comprising a tubular body 38 having ysecured to its upper end a `coupling-tube 39 depress thefreegend thereof. ,e

having a pair ofjcomplementary upwardly-projecting coupling-fingers 39e-39a integrally united at their lower ends and transverselycurvedgto snugly fit theperiphery of the adjacent portion in Fig. 5.

of the bracket-plates 13a and 13b as clearlyshown Y y inclusive. `A bottle is placed upon the forwardly- Each ofthe coupling-ngers 39I o futhe qrk-v ing xture is provided with an outwardly-projecting stud 40 adapted to enter asuitable perforation in the adjacentone of apair of springcoupling-ngers 41-41 secured atrgtheir, upper ends to the respective bracket-plates 13- and 13b and outwardly fiaredat their lower ends as at l g 'thecorking xture, through the loading-openf 42 `to permit vthem to vbe manually sprungoutt 'wardlyfinto the position in whichfthey l areiindi-fi i cated'by dotted lines in Fig. 4, so as to vrelease "the corking fixture 37 and pennit its removal from the bracketV 13. vAs mounted on the device as shown, thefcor-king `xture37is arranged l coaxiallywith the plunger 1.17 so that the cork- ,Y t' .jing-head 34 carried thereby may press down- 30..

wardly therethrough for inserting Aa cork 4 3` into aireceptacle such, for instance, asa bottle k44.

The tubu1a-r body 38 of the eorking fixture 37 .is provided in its front face with a loading-'opening45 'through which'corks maybe inserted into .the interior .of the xture 4for being subsequently forcibly. inserted into a bottle-or otherfreceptacle."

-1 .Telescopically fitting within and depending from :..ztheulowe'r end of the b'ody38 of the said corking ..downwardly-and-inwardly-tapered" bore `47 "for xture with capacity for slight relative axial movement, isan4 extension-tube 46v having a the guidance ofv corks and having its extreme ,lower end iiared as atv 48` and internally lined ."withza lead facing -or other suitable -buier49 designed. to engage the upper end of a bottle.

q The. saidextension-tube has'limited axial -inove- @mentiwith respect to thefbody-member38 to f fv.which :it is coupled -for suchKL movement by -dia-f metrically-,opposite studs 50-50 ext'endingjlout- `*wardly therefrom and throughvertically-extendend of the said bracket which carries-the lever 75 25landwplungerv 17 and associated parts, the

gagement and .prior to the start of lthe corkapplying stroke of lever 25. Y

. Forthepurpose of normally holding the operl .ating-lever 25A in its elevated position, as shown]` in Fig.V 1, a, pair of complementary helical springs;- 52'-52 are-connected at .theirV upperendsto-the f rear end of the said lever and attheir lower ends are coupled to the respective opposite sides' of the bracket 13.

Whenthe operating-lever 25 is in position, the bracket 13 -is` not.*positively'fcoupledY due to the crampingaction o f the weightedouter .thelneck of Athe'bottle to be corked, as" indicated its upraised cant the said bracketin a.- direction required to Let it be presumed that it is desired r.to employ the device for inserting corks into a bottle, and

' that, accordingly, the device is equipped with the `cork'ing xture as indicated in Figs. 1 to 5 projectingpertionof the base in` axial alignnientwithhthe plunger 17, and the bracket 13,

and the parts carried thereby,is adjusted vertically untilthe-ared lower end 48 of the -extension-tube 46 has its lining or cushion 49 engaged with the neck of the bottle.

' If; now, a cork is inserted into the interior of ing 45iin the-body 38 thereof, the same willdrop so proportioiie'dasto. have its lowerv end slightly smaller than'tli'ediameter-of the cork 43 and so that the'rsameI will be held aslight distance above If, now,"the operating-levery is swung downwardly from they position in which it is shown in Fig. liainto the position in which it is shown in Fig- 3, thefoperating-armZZfof thelatch 18 will be released bythe nose 25 of the said lever t permit the spring-linger 21 to 'assert itself .to

swing'the latch18 in the direction required; to y engage the teeth 19--19` with the ratchet-like teeth 12 of the standard 11, 'so asto positively prevent at this Vtime the bracketr 13 and asso-"" ciated parts from moving upwardly. Concurrently with the latchingv action just described, the plunger 17 will be depressed soas toengage kmovement roftheplunger" 17'will1'orce the said cork downwardly-through the tapered bore 47 its corking-head 34 with the upper surface `o f the cork 43 now lying'in the tapered bore 47 ofl and into the opening in the bottle 44; the said.

tapered bore 47, being preferably proportioned asi.

before described. so as to laterally compressfthe .'f-co'rk dungitsdownward movement to facilitate itsfmor'e' ready-entry into the bottle.

ff Now upon Athe l"operating-leverC251 being re l leased, thesame will' be returned to its upraised= position," "inf which' it is "shown"` in Fig. '1,' by the Y action of the springs 52 and at the salme' tlrnelthe operating-a`rm`22 of thelatch lfwillbe engaged f bythe nose.251of the lever` f25, with theeiect of swinging the said latch soas to` di'sengage'th-f -tobottlsjf the corkin'g' `ixture 37 maybe readily`v removed 'f'byyf spreading thelspring couplingnngers 41 intdithe positions inwhichl they are indicatedbyfbroken lines in Fig.f4, to thuspermitlthe axial f downwardmoverrlent o1" the said Inxtumewithreference m the plunger V17 and the-70 to the standard 11', but the said)bracket-will-1re-V main in adjusted position on thelsaid standard, f

`ultir'nat'e #total disassociationof the said Vixture thep'apping-head 36 attached theretoby threading .its-'stem 35 into the-socket V32Jin the plunger- "should r be' desired rto y employ the 17, as indicated in Fig. 8. The device may now be operated for capping bottles in substantially the same manner as described for corking, save that the caps, as is the usual custom, are first placed upon the top of the. bottle to be capped, and the capping-head 36 subsequently brought downwardly in place thereon to crimp the cap inV place in the ordinary manner of bottle capping.

The invention may be carried out in other specic ways than those herein set forth without departing from the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention, vand the present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. A device of the class described comprising:v supporting-means; operating-means; a movable closure-applying member operatively associated with the said operating-means and carried by the said supporting-means with capacity for movement with respect thereto; and a tubular corking-iixture having its upper end readily, detach` ably connected by spring-coupling means to said supporting-means, and having a lateralloadingopening below its point of connection to receive corks; said tubular corking-fxture when connected to Vsaid supporting-i-mea'ns being in position to interiorly receive the said closure-applyf ing means to permit the latter to force corks into bottles, and when disconnected, permitting the device to be used for the application of bottle caps or the like.

2. A device of the class described comprising: supporting-means; operating-means; a movable closure-applying member operatively associated with the said operating-means and carried by the said supporting-means with capacity for movement with respect thereto; and a tubular corking-xture having its upper end readily, detachably connected by opposed spring-coupling fingers to said supporting-means, and having a lateral loading-openingbelow its point of connection to receive corks; said tubular Acorkingfixture when connected to said supporting-means being in position to interiorly receive the said.`

erating-means being adapted to be moved to closure-applying position and to inoperative position, and being so constructed and arranged that when it is moved toward closure-applying position it automatically causes said latchingmeans to moveinto engagement with the latching-teeth of the said standard, and when moved to inoperative position it automatically causes said latching-means to move out of engagement V'with the latching-teeth of lsaid standard.

4. A device of the class described comprising: a standard having l'latching-teeth thereon; a supporting-member slidably mounted on said standard; -a closure-applying plunger carriedfby said supporting-member; latching-means carrriedby said supporting-member and yieldably urged into engagement with said latching-teeth;

and an operating-lever for said plunger, connected to said supporting-member, said operating-lever being adapted to be moved to closureapplying position and to inoperative position, and being so constructed and arranged that when itis moved toward closure-applying position'it automatically permits said latching-m'eans `to move into engagement with said latching-teeth, and when moved to inoperative position it automatically moves said latching-means out of engagement with said latching-teeth. l,

' PIETRO MORA. 

